VMware Horizon View Linux Ubuntu LTSP Thinclient

Focus here is not how tho setup a LTSP infrastructure but how to build a LTSP image to be used as a thin client for VMware Horizon View. PXE, tftp NBD is not discussed here.

We use the standard LTSP setup process, since this is the fastest way to get up and running . You need also to download the vmware linux view client. Some steps could contain errors, but you can use this as a guideline. I used 12.04 LTS for the ltsp image and 14.04 for the server.

You should get an output similar to this one and I did choose those options:
Smart Card(The Smart Card component enables Smart Card device
redirection from your local computer to the remote desktop.) [yes]: no

Real-Time Audio-Video(The Real-Time Audio-Video component allows you
to use local computer's webcam or microphone on the remote desktop.)
[yes]: no

Virtual Printing(The Virtual Printing component allows you to use
local or network printers from a remote desktop without requiring that
additional print drivers be installed in the remote desktop.) [yes]: no

The product is ready to be installed:
USB Redirection
PCoIP
Horizon Client

#!/bin/sh
#
# The following script works for LTSP5 and was tested in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Linux.
# Original rdesktop script by James A. McQuillan,
# modified for LTSP5 by Colin Osterhout of SERRC (www.serrc.org).
# modified for VMWare View Open Client by
# Mikael Fridh
#
# This software is licensed under the Gnu General Public License.
# The full text of which can be found at http://www.LTSP.org/license.txt
PATH=/bin:$PATH; export PATH
. /usr/share/ltsp/screen-x-common
if [ -x /usr/share/ltsp/xinitrc ]; then
xinitrc=/usr/share/ltsp/xinitrc
fi
mkdir /home/view/
cp /etc/vmware/.xinitrc /home/view/
chown -R view /home/view/
su - view -c "xinit" >/dev/null